# The Best Cars Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Cars guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Just What I Needed (1978), then Let's Go and My Best Friend's Girl. Every video starts at the solo.

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The Cars fused new wave synths with classic rock hooks, and lead guitarist Elliot Easton became famous for concise, melodic solos that were as memorable as the choruses. His rockabilly-rooted, song-first approach made him a guitarist's guitarist in a synth-pop era.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – The Cars discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_discography)

1. [Just What I Needed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-just-what-i-needed/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
2. [Let's Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-let-s-go/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1979
3. [My Best Friend's Girl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-my-best-friend-s-girl/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
4. [Touch and Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-touch-and-go/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1980
5. [Candy-O](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-candy-o/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1979
6. [Moving in Stereo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-moving-in-stereo/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
7. [Good Times Roll](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-good-times-roll/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
8. [You're All I've Got Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-you-re-all-i-ve-got-tonight/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
9. [Bye Bye Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-bye-bye-love/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1978
10. [Double Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-double-life/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1979
11. [Since You're Gone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-since-you-re-gone/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1981
12. [You Might Think](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-you-might-think/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1984
13. [Magic](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-magic/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1984
14. [Dangerous Type](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-dangerous-type/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1979
15. [It's All I Can Do](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-it-s-all-i-can-do/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1979
16. [Shake It Up](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-cars-shake-it-up/) — The Cars · solo by Elliot Easton · 1981

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